NEWS QUIZ

1. Engineering students at UC Irvine this week held a contest in which they did what?

A. Tried to create the coldest block of ice

B. Battled to see who could hack into the campus computer system first

C. Built the strongest possible bridges out of popsicle sticks

D. Constructed the tallest possible buildings out of cotton swabs

2. UC Irvine’s Stephanie Duda was named the Big West Conference’s player of the week for the week ending Feb. 19 in which sport?

A. Softball

B. Basketball

C. Water polo

D. Track and field

3. Ryan Gene Williams, who is running for the 69th state Assembly District as a Republican in the heavily Democratic area, is how old?

A. 20

B. 33

C. 42

D. 78

4. Who of the following have not announced plans to run in the race for the 68th Assembly District, which includes Costa Mesa?

A. Garden Grove City Councilwoman Janet Nguyen

B. Nuclear engineer Long Kim Pham

C. GOP activist Jim Righeimer

D. Democrat Ted Crisell

5. Which actor for sure ? no rumors about it ? owns a home in Bayshores?

A. Rob Reiner

B. Nicolas Cage

C. George Clooney

D. Leonardo DiCaprio

6. The Estancia boys’ volleyball team is ranked where in the CIF Southern Section preseason polls for Division III?

A. First

B. Second

C. Third

D. Fourth

7. How many candidates are considering running in the 70th Assembly District race this fall against incumbent Republican Chuck DeVore?

A. None

B. 3

C. 6

D. 9

ANSWERS: 1: C; 2: B; 3: A; 4: D; 5: B; 6: A; 7: Bdpt.25-newsquiz-BPhotoInfoTQ1OBRGL20060225iv2e0qncDOUGLAS ZIMMERMAN / DAILY PILOT(LA)UC Irvine student Ricky Barnes waits for his creation to be tested during an engineering contest at the school.